The 2020-21 Budget: California Student Aid Commission

Feb 27, 2020 - The work group would have nine members, consisting of a lead, two members of the public, and one representative each from CSAC, the Department of Finance, the Department of Social Services, the Employment Deve lopment Department, the Franchise Tax Board, and the Scholarshare Investment Board.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4182

Taking Stock of California’s Recession Readiness

Feb 12, 2020 - Not least are signs of slowing economic growth and risk from draft federal regulations regarding the types of fees and taxes the state can levy on healthcare providers. Therefore, in addition to reserves, the Legislature may want to consider the role of planned operating surpluses as a preemptive fiscal defense against a recession.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4156

The 2021-22 Budget: School Mental Health

Feb 12, 2021 - Approved by California voters as Proposition   63 i n 2004, the MHSA generates roughly $ 2  b illion annually for mental health services —mainly those administered by counties —via a 1  p ercent tax on incomes over $ 1  m illion.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4368

The 2021-22 Budget: California Student Aid Commission

Feb 8, 2021 - Students with dependent children qualify for a supplemental award that brings nontuition coverage to a maximum of $6,000 for Cal Grant A and B recipients and $4,000 for Cal Grant C recipients. c Cal Grant B recipients also receive a supplemental award (up to $8) funded by the College Access Tax Credit.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4355

Estimating the CalWORKs Take-Up Rate

Feb 2, 2021 - More recently, the state allocated $2  million in 2016 ‑17 and 2017 ‑18 to improve awareness and take-up of the California Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC), which provides money to low-income workers.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4340

The 2021-22 Spending Plan: Health

Oct 22, 2021 - Additionally, budget-related language approved alongside the spending plan ensures that the ongoing rates paid to these long-term care facilities include the supplemental payments that have been provided since 2017 with funding from the Proposition  56 (2016) tobacco tax increase.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4465

The 2021-22 Budget: Analysis of the Major University Proposals

Feb 1, 2021 - Moreover, the state has opportunities to translate the lessons learned from its CalFresh student enrollment efforts to various other public assistance programs (such as Medi ‑Cal, the Earned Income Tax Credit, and unemployment insurance) that students may be underutilizing.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4336

The 2022-23 Budget: Governor’s Public Safety Package

Feb 17, 2022 - The ORCE investigators plan to focus on complex, multi ‑jurisdictional organized retail theft crime networks for fraud, tax evasion, and other white ‑collar crimes. These investigators would coordinate with federal, state, local, and retail partners as well as coordinate data collection and information.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4546

An Initial Review of the Regional Forest and Fire Capacity Program

Dec 13, 2021 - Although local governments invest in some preventative forest health activities, such as developing forest fuel reduction priorities in Community Wildfire Protection Plans, local spending on forest management programs can be significantly limited in many rural areas with wildfire prone landscapes due to small tax bases and in many cases, economically disadvantaged residents.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4482

Options for Creating a Forestry Management Training Center

Jan 4, 2022 - (Apportionments come from a combination of state General Fund [Proposition  98], local property taxes, and enrollment fee revenue.) Also, if students were to perform work for nonstate entities while at the center, a reimbursement model could be considered to help fund the center ’s ongoing operations.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4487